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BARROW, JOHN, Sir. A Chronological History of Voyages into the Arctic Regions. Folding engraved frontispiece map; 3 woodcut illustrations at end. [8], 379, [1]; 48 pages, including half-title. 2 parts in one volume. 8vo, 213x130 mm, contemporary 1/2 calf gilt, minor worn; contents foxed at beginning and end. London: John Murray, 1818
first edition. "As second secretary of the Admiralty, John Barrow was the major nineteenth-century proponent of Arctic research . . . Barrow's Chronological History was the cornerstone of his campaign for renewed Arctic exploration"--Books on Ice 2.4. Lada-Mocarski 76.
